( June 16, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Asking the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a decision that upheld termination of his long-term disability (LTD) benefits under a “regular care of a physician” requirement, a former Whole Foods worker argues in his June 15 opening brief that the trial court was wrong both in concluding that the insurer cited the requirement during his administrative appeal and in ruling that under de novo review it could consider the requirement even if the insurer hadn’t cited it in the administrative appeal....